Miriam Margolyes tackles aging in Oscar-nominated short

So when she was offered a script by a first-time writer-director that tackles aging and loneliness, she jumped at it. "I knew this was good," she told AFP of the Oscar-nominated short film "A Friend of Dorothy." "The truth, the emotion is real, the drama is not forced. It's very organic. So I just thought: 'I want this'." The 20-minute piece, which also stars Stephen Fry, is a delightful meditation on the importance of connecting with another human being -- across generations and races. Dorothy -- like Margolyes still razor sharp...